haava — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- sore adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
- ulcer noun An open, slow-healing sore on the skin or inside the body, often caused by irritation or infection.
- wound noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.
Senses
haava is used for these senses in English:
- cut An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- sore An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
- ulcer (figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
- wound An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- wound (criminal, _, legal) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
cut — full definition
- verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- verb To reduce or remove part of something.
- noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
- noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
- noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.
sore — full definition
- adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
- adj Informal: annoyed, upset, or resentful about something.
- noun A patch of injured, infected, or inflamed skin.